My Ántonia · Character
Pavel
A Russian immigrant who tells a grim story about wolves and dies shortly after arriving.
minor
Also known as Presently Pavel
First appearance: iii
Pavel's tie to Peter Krajiek is one of the pressures that moves My Ántonia—worth meeting in the text, not only on a cast list.
Tall, gaunt Russian with a cough, rumored to be an anarchist; not present during the visit.
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With Peter Krajiek (friendship): Pavel and Peter are two Russian immigrants who live together and share a tragic, isolated existence on the…
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Relationship types
- Friendship
- Other
Character groups
- Russian immigrant neighbors
- Central characters and family
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
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